From Work At Home Guitar Teacher To Full Music School
Andrew James Hymel is the owner, proprietor, and music director of Andy Hymel School of Music in Gretna, Louisiana, just outside of New Orleans. It is a success story that has blossomed from one mans dream of music education into a consortium of teachers and students who strive for excellence and value the importance of the preservation of the arts in todays New Orleans.
When asked about his Post Katrina experience, Hymel relied, “It was scary to reopen the school and it was like starting over, but I felt the community needed something to use as an outlet for the emotions caused by Katrina. We weren’t just rebuilding a music school; we were rebuilding the minds and souls of our students and their families.”
Andy Hymel earned a degree in Jazz Performance from Loyola
University in New Orleans, LA. At a young age, his musical talents developed from jamming with neighborhood musicians in the Algiers area, notably Frank Saucier, a regular solo artist at Kerrys Irish Pub in the French Quarter. In the 80s, he honed his guitar skills at the Worlds Fair with the vocal group Celebration...